Even Better Than The Real Thing (track) by U2

Even Better Than The Real Thing by U2
Year: 1991
From the album Achtung Baby (track #2)
Average Rating: 
83/100 (from 348 votes)
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Average Rating: 
83/100 (from 348 votes)
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 83.5/100, a mean average of 82.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.7.

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From 01/14/2018 13:57
This song is awesome live. In all the tours
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From 05/04/2016 00:01
A feel-good pop song.
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From 08/12/2014 15:14
this is a catchy song i can dig
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From 12/03/2013 15:11
Good song!
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From 07/12/2013 22:45
I love the psychedelic style! So much like Jefferson Airplane!
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